{"id":1567,"date":"2020-05-24T12:57:52","date_gmt":"2020-05-24T12:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.kayawell.com\/?p=1567"},"modified":"2020-05-27T06:16:33","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T06:16:33","slug":"amblyopia-symptoms-causes-diagnosis-and-prevention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/amblyopia-symptoms-causes-diagnosis-and-prevention","title":{"rendered":"Amblyopia- Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis and Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\r\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\r\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\r\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\r\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/amblyopia-symptoms-causes-diagnosis-and-prevention\/#Overview\" title=\"Overview\">Overview<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/amblyopia-symptoms-causes-diagnosis-and-prevention\/#Symptoms\" title=\"Symptoms\">Symptoms<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/amblyopia-symptoms-causes-diagnosis-and-prevention\/#Causes\" title=\"Causes\">Causes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/amblyopia-symptoms-causes-diagnosis-and-prevention\/#Risk_factor\" title=\"Risk factor\">Risk factor<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/amblyopia-symptoms-causes-diagnosis-and-prevention\/#Complications\" title=\"Complications\">Complications<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/amblyopia-symptoms-causes-diagnosis-and-prevention\/#Diagnosis\" title=\"Diagnosis\">Diagnosis<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/amblyopia-symptoms-causes-diagnosis-and-prevention\/#Prevention\" title=\"Prevention\">Prevention<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Overview\"><\/span>Overview<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The medical\nterm for a lazy eye is &#8220;amblyopia.&#8221; Amblyopia occurs when one eye is\nfavoured by your brain, often because of poor vision in the other eye. Your\nbrain can eventually ignore signals from your weak eye or &#8220;lazy&#8221; eye.\nThe condition may result in impairment of vision, and loss of perception of\ndepth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your\naffected eye does not necessarily look different, though in different\ndirections it may &#8220;wander.&#8221; Hence the term &#8220;lazy&#8221; comes\nfrom. The disease usually only affects one of your eyes but can impair the\nvision of both of your eyes in some circumstances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\ncondition usually occurs in children. It is the leading cause of reduced vision\namong kids. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is\nimportant to remember that a lazy eye is not the same as an eye which is crossed\nor turned. That condition is called strabismus. However, strabismus can lead to\namblyopia if your crossed eye gets much less use than your uncrossed one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If amblyopia\ngoes untreated, temporary or permanent loss of vision can occur. This can\ninclude both loss of depth perception and 3-D vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Symptoms\"><\/span>Symptoms<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Signs and\nsymptoms of lazy eye include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>An eye that wanders inward or outward<\/li><li>Eyes that appear to not work together<\/li><li>Poor depth perception<\/li><li>Squinting or shutting an eye<\/li><li>Head tilting<\/li><li>Abnormal results of vision screening tests<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Without an\neye test, lazy eyes are sometimes not apparent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Causes\"><\/span>Causes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Doctors\ndon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t always know what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s behind some cases of amblyopia. Causes may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Refractive Errors:<\/strong> One eye could focus more than the other. The\nother eye may have been nearsighted or farsighted. Or it might possess\nastigmatism (distorted or blurred vision). When your brain is given both a\nblurred image and a clear one, the blurred one starts to be overlooked. If this\ncontinues for months or years, vision can get worse in the blurred eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Strabismus:<\/strong> This is when they don&#8217;t line up your eyes the way they should.\nOne may turn in or out. People with strabismus cannot focus their eyes on a\npicture together and they sometimes see double. Your brain will ignore a not\naligned picture from the eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cataracts:<\/strong> A cloudy lens can make things look fuzzy inside your eye. Might\nnot develop the vision in that eye the way it should.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Droopy eyelid (ptosis):<\/strong> A sagging eyelid can block your vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Risk_factor\"><\/span>Risk factor<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some kids\nare born with amblyopia and others develop it later in childhood. The chances\nof having amblyopia are higher in kids who:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Were born early (premature)<\/li><li>Were smaller than average at birth<\/li><li>Have a family history of amblyopia, childhood cataracts, or other\neye conditions<\/li><li>Have developmental disabilities<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Complications\"><\/span>Complications<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Blindness:\nThe patient will gradually lose vision in the affected eye if untreated. This\nvision loss is usually permanent. Lazy eye is the most common cause of\nsingle-eye vision loss in young and middle-aged people in the US, according to\nthe National Eye Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eye turn:\nStrabismus, when the eyes are not aligned correctly, may become permanent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Central\nvision: Where amblyopia is not treated during infancy, the central vision of\nthe patient may not grow properly. The problem may affect their ability to do\ncertain tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Diagnosis\"><\/span>Diagnosis<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your doctor\nwill perform an eye examination, check for eye health, a wandering eye, a\ndifference in vision in both eyes or poor vision in both eyes. In general eye\ndrops are used to dilate the eyes. Drops in the eye cause blurred vision, which\nlasts several hours or a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The method\nused to test vision depends on your child&#8217;s age and stage of development:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Preverbal children:<\/strong> A lighted magnifying device can be used to\ndetect cataracts. Certain assessments may determine the ability of an infant or\ntoddler to focus his or her attention and follow a moving object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Infants age 3 and older:<\/strong> Tests using images or letters can assess the\nvision of the child. Also, each eye is covered in turn to test the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prevention\"><\/span>Prevention<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Early\ndiagnosis and treatment of strabismus, astigmatism, cataracts and other vision\ndisorders may prevent amblyopia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The medical term for a lazy eye is &#8220;amblyopia.&#8221; Amblyopia occurs when one eye is favoured by your brain, often because of poor vision in the other eye. Your brain can eventually ignore signals from your weak eye or &#8220;lazy&#8221; eye. 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